Time is money, but TIMEC is like money in the bank for the oil and gas industry. The company provides maintenance, turnaround, and construction services to oil and gas, industrial, and utility customers in the US. The company, which has 11 offices in the US, specializes in catalyst handling, outsourced training, safety support, small capital construction, specialized welding, supplemental maintenance, and turnkey turnaround services. TIMEC works at some 39 of the country's 150 refineries with clients such as Chevron, Shell, and Marathon Petroleum. J.G. Red" Meacham and R. Briggs Wood founded the company in 1971. Transfield Services bought TIMEC in 2007 for $100 million.

Trandes is right there in the trenches with the US government. The contractor provides engineering services for the Department of Defense (primarily the US Navy) and other federal agencies. Its offerings range from the repair of advanced communications equipment and systems engineering to acquisitions support and field services. Trandes also provides IT services including systems design, technical support, and training. The company has about a half-dozen offices strategically located near military locations in Florida, California, and near Washington, DC. CEO James Brusse founded Trandes in 1972 to provide the public transportation sector with software design and support services.

TREVI-Finanziaria Industriale (Trevi) runs its business from the ground down. The company provides soil foundation engineering services for civil engineering and construction projects. Projects have included a runway underpass at JFK International Airport, work on the Leaning Tower of Pisa to reduce its tilt, and foundation work for Milan's subway. It is also involved in deep excavation support, pre-tunneling technology, hydraulic drilling rigs, and underground parking garages; its Soilmec unit makes soil engineering and drilling equipment. Chairman Davide Trevisani and his family controls the company, which he founded in 1957.

Tri-City Electrical Contractors targets Florida's commercial, government, industrial, residential, and communications markets. The company designs, installs and services electrical systems in apartment buildings, courthouses, convention centers, major sports arenas, resorts, and more. The company also specializes in fire and security alarm systems. Once part of now-bankrupt Encompass Services, Tri-City Electrical Contractors was repurchased by founder and chairman Buddy Eidel in 2003. Tri-City Electrical Contractors, which traces its roots to 1958, operates from its Central Florida headquarters and three divisional offices throughout the Sunshine State.

Truland Systems takes current events seriously. The US electrical contractor is a privately-held group made up of about 10 companies that design, build, test, and maintain electrical systems in offices, condominiums, hospitals, hotels, sports stadiums, and mass transit facilities. Its services focus on building automated systems that increase speed and decrease energy consumption. As a specialty contractor, it is hired by general contractors, as well as commercial and public facility owners and developers. Clients have included Turner Construction, AOL, and the US Department of Homeland Security. Founded in 1913, the company is in its second generation of being family run, led by CEO Robert Truland.

United Forming, Inc. (UFI) has shaped concrete structures throughout the Southeast. UFI casts more than 15 million square feet of concrete annually and focuses on constructing commercial, high-end residential, education, medical, and office buildings. The employee-owned company offers turnkey services such as excavation, reinforcement furnishing, crane operation and pouring. The specialty contracting firm has eight offices in Georgia, Texas, Florida, and North Carolina. UFI was founded in 1985.

United Subcontractors, Inc. (USI) insulates its customers from the harsh conditions of the great outdoors. The company, which was founded in 1998, installs residential and commercial insulation systems in more than 150,000 homes and buildings annually. In addition to new residential projects, the company provides services for commercial construction. It also offers building products including shelving, fireproofing, garage doors, flooring, windows, glass, and paneling. USI has some 35 US locations. A downturn in the construction and new home building market forced USI to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2009. It emerged from bankruptcy later that year.

Urata & Sons is a solidly established provider of concrete contracting services including slab and curb and gutter work. The firm focuses on large scale tilt-up buildings, parking structures, schools, hospitals, public works projects, multi-family residences, and other commercial ventures, including malls, casinos and resorts, and industrial complexes. Most of its projects are in California and Nevada. Urata & Sons' customers include high-profile contractors DPR Construction, Turner Construction, and The Walsh Group. The company was started in 1974 by Sofio Urata and his sons, Charles and Frank, who began by paving residential patios and driveways.

Velosi keeps quality in check for oil and gas companies around the globe. The company provides quality assurance, quality control, inspection, and certification services to such multinational bigwigs as BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell. It has also served public utilities, engineering contractors, manufacturing facilities, and small fabrication workshops. Services range from equipment testing to vendor audits to engineering and construction management. Velosi has regional offices in the US, the UK, United Arab Emirates, and Malaysia, as well as local offices in more than 25 countries worldwide. The Carlyle Group is buying the company for some 88 million (about $140 million).

W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor provides a variety of commercial and industrial contracting services. These include HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) services, plumbing, piping, carpentry, welding, general construction, fire protection, and concrete work. The company also offers used equipment for sale when available. The firm operates through offices in Daytona Beach, Gainesville, Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Orlando, Florida and in Little Rock, Arkansas. CEO William W. "Bill" Gay founded the company in 1962.

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